I was stood in the yard this morning talking to one of the European owner driver’s who was telling me he did Sheffield-Leeds-Broxburn?(Ian can you confirm?)-Ayr-Leeds and from the money he was paid for the run it worked out at 63p per mile.
Apparently the reason why he did the job was because
“it’s been quiet lately” [unquote].
I couldn’t make my mind up whether to burst out laughing at his stupidity for doing it or be angry because it’s clown’s like him that are causing the industry to be - and stay - in the state it’s in.
Even I know that there isn’t any profit to be made at that rate .
Rob,You was talking to someone today that went to France and back at least 5 times,How much did he get per mile. At least that other guy saw some nice scenery,apart fae water.
kitkat:
Rob,You was talking to someone today that went to France and back at least 5 times,How much did he get per mile. At least that other guy saw some nice scenery,apart fae water.
No it wasn’t Ian - he’s got more sense than that it would seem.
Btw, we’re safe to talk about him until mid next week because he’s shipping out tomorrow .
when i was doing stobarts on the agency i was doing sat nights £15.00 ph i was at coke at edmonton and got talking to a driver who was drivng for an owner driver in stobbies colours…
this driver was on … on a sat night £8.00 ph all hrs and he did fri sat sun night at the same rate well i felt mean afterwards but at the time when he told me i just cracked out laughing and when i finished i gave him some food for thought and told him what i was on.